Five die as Kano mining site caves in

Our ReporterThe Kano State Fire Service on Friday confirmed the death of five ofthe six people trapped under a heap of sand at Ramin Farar Kasa in Dauni village in Minjibir Local Government Area of the state.The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saidu Muhammad, said in a statement in Kano that the organizationreceived a distress call on Thursday afternoon from Dauni village through one Malam Danlami Murtala about 02:45 p.m. that a heap of sand had covered six people who were digging for sand.Upon receiving the information, we quickly dispatched firemen and a fire engine to the scene, tried to rescue the victim where only a little boy of about four years was found alive.Read Also:De-risking mining to woo foreign investorsHe gave the names of the victims as Ibrahim Shuaibu, four; Dije Shuaibu, eight; Hadiza Shuaibu, 12; Nana Idris, 12; Wasila Nuhu, 13; and Saida Lawwali, 32.Muhammad said the bodies of victims were handed over to the village head of Dauni, Alhaji Bello Rabiu, adding the only survivor had a minor fracture.He advised the general public who are into such business to be careful when digging or mining because of the safety of their safety.
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